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And the camera turned.

Zheng He was resting in a southern port at this time.

We have even started studying the sailing route map to Australia.

The nautical chart for the voyage to Australia was prepared by Zheng He some time ago.

Zheng He probably can use it now.

The Ming Dynasty originally had many strongholds in Southeast Asia.

As long as the subsequent investment is in place, places like the Jiugang Xuanwei Office can achieve real direct jurisdiction.

And expand the territory.

And establish more administrative units directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.

As long as we can control the South Seas, going to Australia will be a piece of cake.

Originally, many indigenous people in Southeast Asia knew about the Australian continent.

But before that, the few people in Southeast Asia who had been to Australia only thought that Australia was an endless desert.

And now, Zheng He, a citizen of the Ming Dynasty who can see the sky, knows.

Australia is not a desert.

On the contrary, it is very rich.

At least the resources are plentiful.

Zheng He had already hired a guide to Nanyang in advance.

Now there is a world map with sky screen.

Zheng He had full confidence that he could lead the Ming fleet to Australia smoothly.

"Haha, this part of the sky curtain is very crucial."

Zheng He said with a gratified smile: "If I am not mistaken, then His Majesty in the capital has almost prepared the imperial edict for the Ming Dynasty to conquer Australia, right?"

Australia, which is relatively close, has aroused the interest of many ancient rulers.

And the sky screen continued to play.

The sky continues.

[To answer this question, let's first look at why my country needs to import a large amount of iron ore from Australia? ]

[First of all, my country’s total iron ore volume is not small.]

[my country's total iron ore reserves are as high as more than 160 billion tons, ranking fourth in the world. ]

[However, although the total amount is large, the per capita amount is not much. Considering the scale of my country's steel industry, the shortage of iron ore is even more obvious. ]

[Moreover, most of the iron ore in my country is currently poor quality, with extremely low iron content, great difficulty in refining, high cost, and very scattered distribution.]

[After decades of development, China's surface iron ore, which is easier to mine, has basically been mined out.]

[Although the remaining iron ore is large in total. 】

[But most of them are deep-seated iron ore, which further increases the cost of mining.]

【Compared with imported high-quality, large quantities of iron ore. 】

[Domestic iron ore can be mined, but it is not necessary. ]

[So can we import iron ore from our neighboring countries? ]

[Several of China's neighbors do have rich iron ore.]

[For example, Russia is the country with the most iron ore in the world, with 290 billion tons of iron ore already proven.]

[Mongolia, which is even closer, also has more than 20 billion tons of iron ore.]

[Those seemingly inconspicuous countries such as Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are also major iron ore producing countries.]

[It can be said that the total iron ore reserves of China's neighboring countries, the proven part of which exceeds 700 billion tons. ]

It can fully meet my country's demand for imported iron ore. 】

【However, the iron ore of these neighboring countries also has its own problems. 】【For example, although Russia is very rich in iron ore resources, most of the iron ore is located in permafrost areas and is buried deep. If you want to mine these iron ores, you need to dig into the permafrost in the ice and snow. 】

[It is difficult and costly, and there are several months of extreme weather each year, making it impossible to carry out normal work.]

Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin naturally also thought about expanding based on the sky curtain.

Now seeing the picture of the icy and snowy mine in Siberia on the sky screen, I couldn't help but shake my head.

"Whoever wants to go to this broken place can go. If this place is good, the Xianbei tribe would not have had to enter the country back then."

"Let's take a look at Nanyang."

The sky continues.

[Russia also has a lot of iron ore in Eastern Europe, where it is easy to mine.]

[However, Russia itself is also the world's leading heavy industrial power, so they naturally have to give priority to ensuring their own use of iron ore. ]

[After all, the reconstruction and resumption of production of world-famous factories like Azov Steel Plant also requires a large amount of iron ore, right? ]

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[The iron ore in Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other countries is not as difficult to mine as frozen soil. ]

[But it is either difficult to collect in mountainous areas, or the distance is too far and the infrastructure is too poor. ]

[After buying iron ore from locals, we had to help them build mining industries and roads, and then transport the iron ore from inland areas to coastal steel mills.]

[It is time-consuming and laborious, and the cost is very high, so it can only be used as a backup option. ]

【The steel industry is a business after all.】

[Most of the time, we still have to consider the cost and make money. ]

If the cost is too high, you won’t make money.

[Compared with my country's iron ore, Australia or Brazil's iron ore, it's just a matter of comparison! ]

[It’s simply a dimensionality reduction attack! ]

[Australia's iron ore is the easiest to mine in the world. It's not even called mining, it's just picking up ore! ]

[With one shovel, the ore can be directly transported away. ]

[It's similar to the situation in Saudi Arabia where you can see oil sizzling when you dig with a shovel.]

[Australia's shallow iron ore is not very equipment-dependent and can be easily dug. It is also very concentrated, making it easy to mine in a centralized and large-scale manner.]

[Shallow iron ore like this that can be mined on a large scale and in a concentrated manner can keep costs very low.]

[It is far lower than mining deep iron ore in my country.]

[The key is that Australia's iron ore is not only large in quantity but also easy to mine. ]

【The quality is still the best one. 】

[my country has a standard for determining the grade of iron ore.]

[Ore with an iron content of more than 50% is called rich ore. ]

【35%-50%含铁量的，为低贫矿；25至35的为贫矿，25%以下的为超贫矿。】

[Most of my country's iron ore contains only about 34% iron, which is considered a poor ore.]

[The average iron content of iron ore in the world is 47%. ]

【my country's iron ore has not yet reached the global average. 】

[The average iron content of Australian iron ore is as high as 62%! ]

[One pound of iron ore contains 1 ounces of iron, which is a terrifyingly high iron content! ]

[It is concentrated in shallow layers and easy to mine. In addition, the iron content of iron ore is so high that the efficiency of iron smelting is very high. ]

[It is possible to produce more iron with limited total cost. ]

[It’s even lower than the cost of recycling scrap metal! This is one of the reasons why selling scrap is becoming less and less valuable nowadays. ]

[After all, Australia's high-quality iron ore has taken over the market, so scrap recycling is not so attractive. ] (End of this chapter)